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Cornelius Merry 1640–1715 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 1715

Death Location: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Abraham Merry

Mother: Susannah Wainwright

Spouse(s): Rachel Ballard

Children(s): Cornelius War, John Merry, John Merry, Sarah Merry, Rachel Merry, Leah Merry, Mindwell Merry, Hannah Merry

Cornelius Merry was born in 1640 in Ireland, the child of Abraham Merry And Susannah Wainwright. In 1679, Cornelius Merry resided in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Cornelius Merry married Rachel Ballard, and had children including Cornelius Merry King Phillip S War, Hannah Merry, John Merry, Leah Merry, Mindwell Merry, Rachel Merry, Sarah Merry. Cornelius Merry passed away in 1715 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Cornelius Merry was born in 1640 in Ireland, the child of Abraham Merry And Susannah Wainwright.
  • In 1679, Cornelius Merry resided in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
  • Cornelius Merry married Rachel Ballard, and had children including Cornelius Merry King Phillip S War, Hannah Merry, John Merry, Leah Merry, Mindwell Merry, Rachel Merry, Sarah Merry.
  • Cornelius Merry passed away in 1715 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Merry
1612–1701
Birth Location: Waterford, Ireland
AM
Susannah Wainwright
1618–
Birth Location: Ireland
SW

Spouses(s)

Rachel Ballard
1636–1716
Birth Location: –
RB

Children(s)

Cornelius War
1666–1760
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
CW
John Merry
1664–1665
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
JM
John Merry
1665–1701
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
JM
Sarah Merry
1667–
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
SM
Rachel Merry
1670–1738
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
RM
Leah Merry
1681–1767
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
LM
Mindwell Merry
1684–1732
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
MM
Hannah Merry
1684–1732
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
HM

Cornelius Merry's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Merry
1640–1715
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
Abraham Merry
1612–1701
Waterford, Ireland
Susannah Wainwright
1618–
Ireland
Grandparents
Walter Merry
1565–
Gloucestershire, England
Mary Grey
1569–
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cornelius Merry's Descendants

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Cornelius Merry (1640–1715) m. Rachel Ballard (1636–1716)
  1. 1. Cornelius (Merry King Phillip's) War 1666–1760 m. Bethia Williams 1677–1760
    1. 1. John Merry 1708–1761 m. Dinah Flowers 1714–1775
      1. 1. Cornelius Merry 1740–1810 m. Susanna Wainwright 1742–1785
        1. 1. Anna Burt –1845 m. Caleb Burt 1765–1847
        2. 2. Festus Merry 1768–1814
        3. 3. Cornelius Merry 1763–1842
        4. 4. Calvin Merry 1765–1850
        5. 5. Luther Merry 1766–1845
        6. 6. Norman Merry 1769–1818
        7. 7. Trueman Merry 1774–1857
        8. 8. Susanna Merry 1777–1846 m. James Warford 1809–1880
        9. 9. Horace Merry 1782–
        10. 10. Esther Merry 1772–1848
      2. 2. Rosanna Merry 1737–1794
      3. 3. John (Merry) Jr 1746–1813
      4. 4. Ebenezer Merry 1742–1742
      5. 5. Anne Merry 1744–1794
      6. 6. Francis Merry 1754–1776
      7. 7. Diana (Merry) Twin 1754–
      8. 8. Samuel Merry 1750–1827
      9. 9. Elizabeth Merry 1738–1800
      10. 10. Ebenezer Merry 1748–1809
      11. 11. Elizabeth Merry 1740–1800
      12. 12. John Merry 1757–1813
      13. 13. Rosanna MERRY 1744–1794
    2. 2. Cornelius Merry 1702–1703
    3. 3. Samuel Merry 1704–1733
    4. 4. Sarah Merry 1706–1785 m. James (Cadwell) Sr 1697–1771
      1. 1. James (Cadwell) Jr 1742–1811
      2. 2. Christian Cadwell 1735–1782 m. Samuel Burr 1728–1815
        1. 1. Lodamia (Burr) Culver 1764–1849
        2. 2. Christain Burr 1753–
        3. 3. Eleanor Burr 1755– m. Amariah (Watson) I 1751–1836
        4. 4. Mary Burr 1766–
        5. 5. Peletiah Burr 1768–
        6. 6. Rosalind Burr 1759–1812
        7. 7. Samuel (Burr) Jr 1761–1814
        8. 8. Sarah Burr 1757–
        9. 9. Ebeneezer Burr 1755–
        10. 10. Perlee Burr 1770–
      3. 3. Sarah Cadwell 1737–1817
      4. 4. Peletiah Cadwell 1739–
    5. 5. Rachel Merry 1709–1769
    6. 6. Elizabeth Merry 1711–1767
    7. 7. Bethiah Merry 1712–1790
    8. 8. Lydia Merry 1714–1744
    9. 9. Mary Merry 1715–1781
    10. 10. Ebeneezer Merry 1717–
    11. 11. Leah Merry 1718–1784
  2. 2. John Merry 1664–1665
  3. 3. John Merry 1665–1701
  4. 4. Sarah Merry 1667–
  5. 5. Rachel Merry 1670–1738
  6. 6. Leah Merry 1681–1767
  7. 7. Mindwell Merry 1684–1732
  8. 8. Hannah Merry 1684–1732

Cornelius Merry's Timeline

3 Records

1640
1640
Birth of Cornelius Merry in Ireland
Ireland
1679
1679
Age 39
Cornelius Merry resided here in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
1715
1715
Age 75
Death of Cornelius Merry in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 116
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2541.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HDG
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Colonial Families of the USA
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Find a Grave, Memorial page for Cornelius Merry, Memorial ID 39289083

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1679
    Event Place: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Find a Grave, Memorial page for Cornelius Merry, Memorial ID 39289083

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Find a Grave, Memorial page for Cornelius Merry, Memorial ID 39289083
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